The latest Griffin Perry news from The Texas Tribune.
Native-born Texans who were seeking employment likely lost out to competition from immigrants in recent years, according to a conservative think tank that advocates for less migration to the country. Full Story
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This afternoon Gov. Rick Perry spoke to a gathering of the Faith and Freedom Coalition in Orlando, Florida — hours before his third high-stakes debate as the GOP's presidential frontrunner. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry's go-to problem solver, Jay Kimbrough, could have chosen a more inconvenient time to take out his pocket knife in response to his firing from the Texas A&M University System, whose flagship university is Perry's alma mater. But maybe not much more. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry heads into his third presidential debate with a slight polling problem. Full Story
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An Iowa victory sent George W. Bush on to capture the Republican nomination in 2000. How might Iowans judge Texas’ next governor some 12 years later? Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry, who once scored big on land deals, gave up much of the profits on Wall Street and no longer directly owns any land or even a house, new disclosures indicate. The modest holdings are a big contrast to those of his wealthy rival Mitt Romney. Full Story
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This week, Evan, Reeve, Emily and Becca discussed the state of the presidential race, changes ahead in the state Legislature and the Texas jobs "miracle." Full Story
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He’s still the front-runner, but Gov. Rick Perry has entered a crucial and more competitive phase of the 2012 Republican presidential contest, ratcheting up pressure on him ahead of his third televised debate this week in Orlando. Full Story
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In second place in GOP presidential polls, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is not taking his foot off the gas, slamming front-runner Rick Perry almost daily on the Texas governor's past statements on Social Security. Full Story
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Rick Perry's presidential campaign today released an ad contrasting its characterization of Barack Obama's first years in office with the Texas governor's promise of national renewal through new leadership. Full Story
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With his opponents still taking aim at his comments on Social Security, Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday will go into his third debate with an opportunity to defend a strategy that could pit young voters against old ones. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry delivered a harsh denunciation of the Obama administration's Middle East policy on Tuesday, calling it "naive, arrogant, misguided and dangerous," and said its "appeasement" led the Palestians to pursue U.N. recognition. Full Story
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Tea Party activists staged a news conference Monday urging Gov. Rick Perry to take more stringent action against illegal immigration. They want the governor to enact a ban on so-called “sanctuary cities.” Full Story
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A group of Tea Party activists pushing for stricter immigration laws Monday asked Gov. Rick Perry to leave the presidential campaign trail and call the Legislature back into session to tackle a ban on so-called sanctuary cities. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry calls Social Security a “Ponzi scheme” and says people ought to control their own retirement money. But if the social safety net created in 1935 were eliminated what might take its place? In Galveston, a possible answer. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry has returned to Austin after two days of campaigning in Iowa, where he again touted his "four principles" for economic growth. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune looks at how the governor's plan stacks up against his record. Full Story
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Aaronson on the rise in the state's unemployment rate, Aguilar on the push to mandate use of an electronic employment verification program, Galbraith on fears about the drought's impact on lake levels, Grissom on the latest in the Duane Buck case, Hamilton on the possible end of physics (academically speaking), Murphy updates our public employee pay app, Ramsey on David "Mitt" Dewhurst, Ramshaw on Rick Perry's campaign swing through Virginia and Iowa, Root on the deletion of gubernatorial emails and M. Smith on the teaching of safe sex where you'd least expect it: The best of our best content from Sept. 12-16, 2011. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry wraps up a job creation-touting, tough-talking, Mitt Romney-slamming cross-state tour here today, trading the debate drama of early this week for the small-town meet-and-greets where he’s at his best. Full Story
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At about 7:40 p.m., the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the execution of Duane Edward Buck. His trial was one of several cases in which a psychologist told jurors that his race made him more dangerous. Full Story
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In his first return to Iowa since participating in back-to-back debates, Gov. Rick Perry will revisit the hand-shaking, small-town campaigning he does best. Full Story
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